On the death of their mother, the children of Jane Smith gave their interests in their mother’s estate to their father in consideration of his payment of $1 to each of them and his promise to leave them the property on his death. The father died without leaving them the property. The children sued their father’s second wife to obtain the property in accordance with the agreement. The second wife claimed that the agreement was not a binding contract because the amount of $1 and future gifts given for the children’s interests were so trivial and uncertain. Decide.

Which best describes the basis for the right to privacy in the united states? a. the right to privacy is a civil liberty that places limits on government power through the constitution, especially the bill of rights. b. in griswold v. connecticut, the supreme court defined the right to privacy by incorporating the fourth amendment and the right of people to be secure; the self-incrimination clause of the fifth amendment; the ninth amendment; and the due process clause of the 14th amendment. c. the right to privacy is embodied in the words of u.s. justice louis brandeis, "the right to be left alone." d. the term privacy is not in the constitution or bill or rights but it does exist.